Worte and Wörter are both plurals of Wort.
Is there a difference in meaning between them?
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die Worte vs die Wörter
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The way I learned it was:
Wörter are just words that have nothing to do with each other.
Worte are words that are connected so that they transport a message.
It's pretty much the same as the other answers though.
answered Mar 13 at 22:04
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I agree with what Emanuel was trying to say. If you are looking at the plural of each individual word, use "Wörter" (like the Wörter in a dictionary). If you're describing more than one word as a group or phrase or sentence together, use "Worte" (like the Worte he used to express his opinion).
answered Mar 13 at 23:12
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The way I learned it was:
Wörter are just words that have nothing to do with each other.
Worte are words that are connected so that they transport a message.
It's pretty much the same as the other answers though.
answered Mar 13 at 22:04
Emanuel
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“Word that have nothing to do with each other” isn’t always a good description for the use of Wörter: Take Mehrere Wörter bilden einen Satz. (Several words form a sentence.) A sentence consists of course of elements that are linked to each other. - lejonet8 Mar 13 at 22:39
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